I am pretty sure my birds would strip the wire off the poles and sell it with the copper wire they get from stealing telephone lines. witty and a master carpenter!!
you have to much land anyway would cost a fortune!!!! I just think it's funny it worked in reverse too
well I think your pen looks great! It will certainly sacrifice until they get alittle bigger and thats all you where tryin for so GOOD JOB! By the way I know this sounds insane but I was having an issue with neighborhood dogs and I had ENOUGH so I laid out about $500 and surrounded this place...
Yes! BYC is incredible! But I surely do thank you for the encouragement! Any thoughts on why after several weeks of being out and about my pea cock has all of the sudden begun chasing and hurting what I call my pre teen chickens?? They all seemed like buds until night before last and he is not...
Hey Hey Barkerg! Geez I haven't been able to get on here in forever but wanted to let you know, I FINALLY got up the nerve to let the Peas out. 1ST day left the door open - they would not go near it. 2ND day male came out first but never got far from the door and they would run back in if...
Supernatural has the TOP spot on our DVR also, I love Dean but I can't let anyone around here know because everybody is always saying how my son looks sooo much like him and since its actually HIS favorite show (hence the recording) so that being the case I think it would be a little weird for...
Well I for 1 think you have done a wonderful job considering the circumstances!!
muscovey are not really hard to hatch it's just that they need alittle higher heat and humidity than you've got going. so will take him longer to hatch.
a heating pad may help but don't put the egg directly on it...
I fear you are more normal than I !
I had 23 bantams hatch yesterday 30 due day after tomorrow and this is my second run LOL good lord there are still all the others out there I haven't even started, geese, pheasant, guinea, quail and hopefully peafowl
NOW is that YOU in the pic QueenMisha...
OK look here is my 2 cents (now keep in mind I've only been at this about 30 yrs.) I say this only because many do NOT agree.
If she hasn't made ANY progress in 18 hrs and you wait till shes too weak then she dies Maybe if you help and you go to far she dies
just BE CAREFUL I've hatched many a...
You know that commercial for Passages of Malibu drug N alcohol rehab?
Well I think someone needs to start an incubators anonymous, cause I for one am in desperate need!!!!!!!!!!
Good lord I don't know whats wrong with me! I can't stop!
HELP HELP
excellent info Heatherlaw!
Also try put a tablespoon of olive oil in her feed or by mouth daily, No not just because I'm Italian LOL because it will help. doesn't have to be extra virgin lol
beautiful setup but be SUPER careful with that pond idea i fear (from experience) you are going to end up with some drown chicks!
Chickens and ducks can be raised together with no problem other than that and I always just put some rocks or something in the pond (many spot) so that anybody that...
Very true pasty butt is caused from dehydration and feed issues. Shes probably just kinda sore from the cleaning.
food coloring idea A+++
By any chance is she a polish? They are always worse about pasty butt! Love em but it's true
Just keep her clean warm and hydrated oh and unpecked! she...
can't see to well but looks to me like he had a run in with somebody or something, not bad tho. neosporin him up if you like it works well and doesn't harm
I have alot of different fowl around here and let me tell ya my Turkey Momma (thats her name) she is thee best mother to anybody! Only muscovey ducks rival her. Give it a shot